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<\/a><\/p>\nThe Gray, Dunn & Co. factory was originally built on this site in the Kinning Park area of Glasgow in 1862, however it was extensively reconstructed later on after being partially destroyed by a fire in the late 19th century. It continued to produce Gray and Dunn’s traditional biscuits and caramel wafers until the company was taken over by Rowntree’s in 1978. Rowntree’s was in turn taken over by Nestle a decade later and the factory was by this time producing Nestle products, including Kit Kats, Blue Ribands and custard creams.<\/p>\n The factory finally closed in 2001 and has been derelict ever since. A massive building, 6 storeys high in places, it’s built around a central yard, right next to the busy M8 motorway. Following years of vandalism and decay, most of the windows are now broken and the yard is strewn with rubble that once formed parts of the walls.<\/p>\n Inside, the building is mostly empty now. Huge rooms with bare concrete floors and numerous pillars stretched off into the distance in front of us.<\/p>\n In places, relics of the building’s past use can still be seen. A few large red Avery weighing machines were still there, and a list of contact numbers for factory staff was taped to a pillar.<\/p>\n On the top level we were greeted by the strange sight of a lone computer workstation, complete with swivel chair, in the middle of a vast and otherwise empty room.<\/p>\n Some of the graffiti on the walls was rather impressive, especially this item, which I thought looked like a cross between Gollum and an alien.<\/p>\n We found a number of (mostly open!) lift shafts, devoid of their lift cars, but with the cables, pulleys and motors still in place.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n